“I think the best thing an artist can do is not hang out with other artists. I really dislike hanging out with musicians, for the most part, except for a few select friends, because I don't like to talk about music all the time.” ThinkingArtistCan DoMusicianBest ThingsHanging OutDislikeSelect Author:Justin Townes Earle
“I try and eat good. On the road, that's next to impossible. And we eat a lot of unhealthy things when we're in Texas - that's what you do there.” TryingNextImpossibleTexasUnhealthy Author:Justin Townes Earle
“I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter poetry competitions, and I don't think I ever lost one. So I had the idea for a while of being some kind of poet.” ThinkingWritingKindIdeasSchoolUsedLostCreativeTeacherWrittenPoetCompetitionCreative WritingLost Ones Author:Justin Townes Earle
“I've got a 27-inch waist. Before, I was stupid smaller. Finding clothes in the South was impossible.” ImpossibleStupidFindingsClothesSouthInchesI Was Stupid Author:Justin Townes Earle
“I've never been good at rock'n'roll songs, anyway; either I'm blessed or I'm cursed, but whatever I write comes out sounding old.” WritingSongRocksBlessedRock N RollCursed Author:Justin Townes Earle
“I find that arduous physical labor can jump-start my thought process.” ProcessLaborMy ThoughtsThought Process Author:Jane Fonda
“It's nice coming to Nashville, and we have four-bedroom house and a dog, and we go swimming a lot. We get down here and spread out a lot, and I miss my sweet tea and my cornbread and my good southern cooking - but I'm down here eating pretty for two weeks and I'm ready to go back to New York City.” TwoHouseCitiesFourNiceWeekDogMissingNew YorkReadySweetEatingCookingSpreadTeaNew York CitySouthernSwimmingBedroomTwo WeeksNashvilleSweet TeaCornbreadBedroom House Author:Justin Townes Earle
“My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my mother.” MotherFatherParentRealizingSplitsGentleness Author:Justin Townes Earle
“Nashville's like any other hometown - after a while, it's stifling.” HometownNashvilleStifling Author:Justin Townes Earle
“What I'm doing is basically the same as Bob Dylan did with folk songs and Woody Guthrie songs, the same as folk music's always done. I'm not going to sing about ploughing, but I'll write a song that sounds like it should be about ploughing.” ShouldWritingDoneSongSoundFolksBobDylanWoodyFolk MusicFolk SongsPloughing Author:Justin Townes Earle